Demoting my wife to a concubine? After being reborn, I turned around and married into the imperial f

Chu Xunzhen suddenly stepped in front of the wet nurse.

boom!

A tremendous force struck her, causing her blood and qi to surge, and she felt as if her internal organs were about to explode.

"Grab her!"

Piaomiao realized what was happening and suddenly shouted to the maids around her.

Everyone snapped out of their daze and rushed forward, pinning down the wet nurse.

Chu Xunzhen only realized what was happening at that moment.

Her face paled, and a sharp pain surged through her back. The moment she was hit, the pain had kept her upright for a long time.

Piaomiao rushed over and helped Chu Xunzhen up, asking, "Zhenzhen, are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Chu Xunzhen shook his head, helped Piaomiao up, and looked at the wet nurse. "Life is precious. How can you take your own life like this? How can you face your parents?"

The wet nurse, tears streaming down her face, cried and struggled, saying, "Why won't you let me die? How could someone like me deserve to live? The little princess is still so young! Yet I treated her so cruelly! I'm not human, I don't deserve to be called human!"

Chu Xunzhen's voice was weak as she stroked Piaomiao's hand and asked, "Wet Nurse, you've served the young princess for over a year. You've watched her grow up. Tell me, why did you hurt the young princess?"

With a thud, the wet nurse knelt down.

"Your Highness, this old servant deserves to die! They've kidnapped my precious grandson and threatened to kill him if I don't obey them. My poor grandson is only six years old. I dare not disobey!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of everyone present were complicated.

Chu Xun could understand, but he couldn't agree with it.

"The princess trusts you so much. Besides the prince, you are her closest confidant. Why don't you tell the prince or me, the princess consort, the whole story?"

Upon hearing Chu Xunzhen's words, the wet nurse's eyes were filled with annoyance.

"They said if I dared to speak out, they would kill my grandson. I can't afford to gamble. Your Highness, I was blinded by greed and hurt the young princess. Now that the young princess is critically ill, I have no face to live any longer."

"who are they?"

The wet nurse spoke up: "They were all wearing masks, but I could tell from their accents that they spoke with a Daqian accent."

People of the Great Qian Dynasty?

Chu Xunzhen's eyes flickered with worry.

Just as she was about to say something, everything went black before her eyes, and she collapsed onto Piaomiao's body.

"Zhenzhen!" Piaomiao exclaimed in shock, hugging Chu Xunzhen tightly. Looking down, she saw that Chu Xunzhen's back was covered in blood. "Quick! Get a female healer! The princess's wound has reopened."

Ankang Gonggong was greatly alarmed and hurriedly ordered his servants, "Quickly find the female physician, and take the wet nurse away and keep a close watch on her. Do not let her commit suicide."

"Yes, Father-in-law."

late at night.

Chu Xunzhen opened her eyes and suddenly sat up in bed.

"water."

She wants to drink water.

Chu Xunzhen got out of bed, and her body almost gave way, causing her to fall to the ground.

However, a strong arm suddenly embraced her.

The familiar scent of pine resin filled his nostrils, and Chu Xun looked at the person before him in disbelief, saying, "Your Highness?"

Nangong Yue has actually returned.

Chu Xunzhen looked at him, her eyes involuntarily reddening.

"Sister, thank you for your hard work." Nangong Yue said softly, gently patting her shoulder with his right hand and wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"It's my fault. I haven't been back for so long. My sister must be exhausted."

Nangong Yue's eyes were red-rimmed, and the beauty mark under her eye looked as if she had come to life.

He stroked Chu Xunzhen's head with his right hand, his well-defined fingers gently pressing on her scalp.

Chu Xunzhen was extremely relaxed and lay in his arms.

Suddenly, she let out a soft moan, and Nangong Yue's eyes flashed with a dangerous light.

He supported Chu Xunzhen's body and said, "Sister, you feel lighter. You must be exhausted lately. Sleep. Get some rest. I'll take care of everything."

Hearing Nangong Yue's words, Chu Xunzhen relaxed completely.

God knows how she spent her time when Nangong Yue wasn't around.

One by one, the three children met with misfortune. If Nangong Xinghe hadn't been so bold as to throw away that amulet, he would probably be lying there right now.

First, the secret guards were bribed, and then Nangong You, audacious enough to impersonate Nangong Yue, invited her to a hot spring.

Nangong You's intentions are as clear as day.

Then there's Granny Hua, who was switched with someone else.

Some members of the secret guards were also turned against the regime because of the Gu curse.

She was shot by three arrows while protecting Chan Ka-man.

The wound, which was almost healed, has reopened today.

Nangong Yue stroked Chu Xunzhen's hair and gently massaged her acupoints.

Looking at Chu Xunzhen, his eyes were filled with heartache.

"I'm late. Sister, it's all my fault. I didn't take good care of you."

As Nangong Yue finished speaking, Chu Xunzhen shook his head and said, "I'm already very happy that Your Highness is back. By the way, the palace guards sent word that you were seriously injured. How are your injuries?"

Nangong Yue said guiltily, "That guard was Nangong You's man. My intention was to send false information to Nangong You to see if he would make any further moves. I had already instructed the guard not to tell anyone at the manor, but only to say that everything was fine. That guard listened to Nangong You and deliberately told you that I was seriously injured, just to make you uneasy, sister."

Chu Xunzhen breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's good that Your Highness is alright."

Chu Xunzhen suddenly sat up and said, "Your Highness, Xingchen's illness requires the Gu Soul Bell. The wet nurse was threatened by others and raised poisonous Gu, which she placed inside the peace talisman."

Nangong Yue said, "Sister, don't worry. I've already sent people to search for Canglan. Also, the wet nurse has said that she used the venom of five kinds of poisonous snakes to feed the Gu worms. The Great Saintess of the Misty Clouds has already taken their snake gallbladders and refined them into pills. Xingyuan's condition has stabilized."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xunzhen leaned back.

She glanced at Nangong Yue and said, "Your Highness, I was only unconscious for a short while, and you've already done so much?"

Nangong Yue shook her head and chuckled: "Sister, you've been unconscious for a whole day and night."

What?

Chu Xunzhen's eyes widened.

In a daze, she felt as if she had only slept for a few hours.

"Sister, are you hungry?" Nangong Yue asked Chu Xunzhen, looking outside. "Chunxi, serve the meal."

Chu Xunzhen glanced at all the food on the table; it was all energy-boosting and easy to swallow.

"Your Highness, you are so good to me."

Chu Xunzhen looked at the food, which was not only what she liked to eat, but also what was most suitable for her physical condition.

In her past life, she was always the one who toiled for Gu Changfeng. In this life, she toils for Nangong Yue, and Nangong Yue will reciprocate in return.

Isn't this the true way to get along?

Nangong Yue's gaze fell on Chu Xunzhen, and she said sincerely, "Sister is my treasure, and I will cherish her dearly. These past few days, sister has suffered so much; it's all my fault. If I were stronger, if the palace's defenses were more robust, how could those thieves have had a chance? Sister, please entrust everything to me. I only want you to be happy every day, doing what you love."

Chu Xunzhen's eyes welled up with tears, and she nodded vigorously.

Just as the two were having their meal, suddenly, Anshun's father-in-law picked up a person and threw him into the courtyard.

"Your Highness, this woman has been frequently approaching the study since yesterday. Just now, she entered the study and was caught red-handed by this servant."

Nangong Yue remained seated, holding a spoon in her right hand. She gently blew on the spoonful of porridge before feeding it to Chu Xunzhen. Turning her head, she looked at the woman kneeling on the ground, trembling with fear.

Chu Xunzhen glanced at her and asked in surprise, "Lin Qiao'er?"

Nangong Yue's gaze turned cold as she asked, "Did the Empress grant you permission to enter my study? What are you looking for?"

Lin Qiao'er, kneeling on the ground, trembled with fear.

Today, she deliberately chose a light pink dress and even let her hair down.

Now, the prince has indeed seen her.

"Your Highness, Qiao'er only wanted to give you a surprise in the study. Qiao'er has absolutely no intention of betraying you."

As she spoke, Lin Qiao'er knelt on the ground and banged her head heavily against the ground.

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yue chuckled lightly: "Give me a surprise? Since you're unwilling to tell the truth, Anshun, drag her away and tear her apart by five horses, then hand her head over to the Empress."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Anshun Gonggong responded.

Lin Qiao'er stared at Nangong Yue in disbelief, pleading, "Your Highness, spare me! Your Highness, spare me! It was the Third Prince! The Third Prince sent a message to Qiao'er, asking her to go to the study and find a book."

Chu Xunzhen looked puzzled and asked, "What book?"

Lin Qiao'er watched Nangong Yue feeding Chu Xunzhen, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes, and said, "If Qiao'er were to speak out, I would beg the Princess to have mercy and release Qiao'er, would that be alright?"

Chu Xunzhen's gaze sharpened as he looked at Lin Qiao'er.

"You have no right to bargain. If you don't want to talk, then forget it. Eunuch Anshun, take her away and do as the Prince orders."

Lin Qiao'er's face turned deathly pale.

Seeing An Shun approaching with a menacing air, pushing several horses, she was so frightened that her hair stood on end.

"I said, what the Third Prince asked me to find is a book that records the regeneration of severed limbs."

Chu Xunzhen suddenly realized.

It turned out to be the case.

It seems the other party knew about Granny Hua's severed arm, and that the arm has now regenerated.

"Drag him away, give him forty strokes of the cane, and throw him into the Empress's palace."

With a wave of his hand, Anshun's father-in-law made Lin Qiao'er's face turn ashen.

Chu Xunzhen suddenly looked at Eunuch Anshun beside her and asked, "Have you found Granny Hua?"

Not yet.

Chu Xunzhen's eyes flickered, and he whispered a few words in An Shun's ear. An Shun immediately went to call Piaomiao over.

Before long, the ethereal scene appeared.

She was wearing a black gauze dress, and her eyes were full of surprise as she looked at Chu Xunzhen.

"Zhenzhen, that's great, you've finally woken up."

"I'm sorry to have worried you," Chu Xunzhen said, turning to the Great Saintess of the Misty Clouds. "Granny Hua has gone missing. I have some of her hair here; how should I track her down?"

The Great Sage of the Misty Clouds said to Chu Xunzhen, "There are many affairs at the White Cloud Temple. I will be leaving soon. Now I will explain the Dharma to you first. You will personally search for Granny Hua's whereabouts."

"Alright." Chu Xunzhen wasn't in a hurry. She had a unique method that allowed her to sense that Granny Hua was still alive and in good condition.

Piaomiao whispered a few words in Chu Xunzhen's ear, tracing the essentials of the technique, and then left.

Just then, a guard came to report, "Lord Chu of the Marquis of Ping'an's residence has arrived."

"Sister, do you want to see him? If you don't want to see him, then don't." Nangong Yue asked Chu Xunzhen.

Chu Xunzhen pondered for a moment before speaking, "Let's meet."

She also wanted to know why Chu Zhanpeng had come to see her.

Chu Zhanpeng was dressed in a navy blue casual suit, and he seemed somewhat absent-minded.

The moment he saw Chu Xunzhen, he knelt down with a thud: "Your Highness, I beg you, save Mingli!"